Comments - Atheist faces jail after Facebook remark - Think Atheist2015-03-03T20:53:18Zhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1982180%3ABlogPost%3A1033377&xn_auth=no@ archaeopteryx lol yeahtag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-01-25:1982180:Comment:10346822012-01-25T03:35:00.027ZBarry Eckerthttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/BarryEckert
<p>@ <a href="../../profile/archaeopteryx" class="fn url">archaeopteryx</a> lol yeah</p>
<p>@ <a href="../../profile/archaeopteryx" class="fn url">archaeopteryx</a> lol yeah</p> So his crime wasn't merely be…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-01-24:1982180:Comment:10347472012-01-24T21:50:12.590ZBarry Eckerthttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/BarryEckert
<p>So his crime wasn't merely being atheist, it was that he was insulting. Hmm. If any of the religious right nutjobs come to power, my days are numbered.</p>
<blockquote><p>The defendant is an atheist! [gasp from the jury/mob] He is a <strong>homosexual!</strong> [judge scowls at me] And, he... he.. Oh dear Jesus help me say it... he is <strong>sarcastic!!!</strong> [bailiff shoots me in the head]</p>
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<p>So his crime wasn't merely being atheist, it was that he was insulting. Hmm. If any of the religious right nutjobs come to power, my days are numbered.</p>
<blockquote><p>The defendant is an atheist! [gasp from the jury/mob] He is a <strong>homosexual!</strong> [judge scowls at me] And, he... he.. Oh dear Jesus help me say it... he is <strong>sarcastic!!!</strong> [bailiff shoots me in the head]</p>
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Islamofascists…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-01-24:1982180:Comment:10348132012-01-24T21:35:24.786ZBarry Eckerthttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/BarryEckert
<p>@archaeopteryx</p>
<blockquote><p>Islamofascists Barry? How about religiofascists? You may remember that little picnic they called the Inquisition --</p>
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<p>I like being specific. I also use the term christofascist. Haven't used <em>taofascist</em> as it hasn't been necessary.</p>
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<blockquote><p>Islamofascists Barry? How about religiofascists? You may remember that little picnic they called the Inquisition --</p>
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<p>I like being specific. I also use the term christofascist. Haven't used <em>taofascist</em> as it hasn't been necessary.</p> "An was also an administrator…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-01-24:1982180:Comment:10345462012-01-24T17:50:55.273ZTM Kaiserhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/TrudyKaiser
<p><span>"An was also an administrator of a Facebook group promoting atheism with 1243 followers. His postings no longer appeared online following his arrest."</span></p>
<p><span>Who took it down? And how?</span></p>
<p><span>"An was also an administrator of a Facebook group promoting atheism with 1243 followers. His postings no longer appeared online following his arrest."</span></p>
<p><span>Who took it down? And how?</span></p> archaeopteryx Funny how peopl…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-01-24:1982180:Comment:10341812012-01-24T15:14:54.402ZJudith van der Rooshttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Judith_van_der_Roos
<p><a class="fn url" href="http://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/archaeopteryx">archaeopteryx</a><span> Funny how people often "<span><em>Muslims they know are quiet, unassuming, peace-loving people who would never harm anyone for believing differently from themselves</em>" right up until they mob some poor bastard for merely expressing an opinion they have. The other line we often see is "N<em>ot all the fingers of the hand are the same</em>" even though all those fingers so often go to making…</span></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/archaeopteryx" class="fn url">archaeopteryx</a><span> Funny how people often "<span><em>Muslims they know are quiet, unassuming, peace-loving people who would never harm anyone for believing differently from themselves</em>" right up until they mob some poor bastard for merely expressing an opinion they have. The other line we often see is "N<em>ot all the fingers of the hand are the same</em>" even though all those fingers so often go to making up the fist of oppression from muslims. I am with Albert here. Islam is inherently fascist, any religion would be if it could, it is in the nature of them, plenty of historical evidence for that !</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>Judith vd R</span></span></p> i get what you mean, but whil…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-01-24:1982180:Comment:10341572012-01-24T13:41:05.442ZOkinawa R.http://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/OkinawaR
<p>i get what you mean, but while you're able to say anything that you like...the laws sets by the government are clear.</p>
<p>while i can say the law over here are...biased in practice most of the times, the theory is not.</p>
<p>sure, being an atheist grant us freedom to insult god and other fairies; but that doesn't make us look better than the theist especially when we are trying to grow.</p>
<p>shouldn't we use our brain better ? insults doesn't really offer any help for our…</p>
<p>i get what you mean, but while you're able to say anything that you like...the laws sets by the government are clear.</p>
<p>while i can say the law over here are...biased in practice most of the times, the theory is not.</p>
<p>sure, being an atheist grant us freedom to insult god and other fairies; but that doesn't make us look better than the theist especially when we are trying to grow.</p>
<p>shouldn't we use our brain better ? insults doesn't really offer any help for our status.</p>
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<p>and i cant find the posts that guy made...guess he/another person in the admin position of the group delete them or something @_@</p> Okay, are there any Muslim-ma…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-01-24:1982180:Comment:10340742012-01-24T10:01:10.827ZJC Hamnerhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/JCHamner
<p>Okay, are there any Muslim-majority societies where laws like this and fundamentalist actions like this are not supported? From opinion poll data regarding suicide bombing in one of Sam Harris' books, Indonesia came out as one of, if not the most <em>moderate </em>Islamic nation(s).</p>
<p>Not to argue with you @archaeopteryx, but the term <strong>Muslim community</strong> really stands out in your earlier post. It wouldn't make (tactical) sense to seem outwardly hostile to a society that is…</p>
<p>Okay, are there any Muslim-majority societies where laws like this and fundamentalist actions like this are not supported? From opinion poll data regarding suicide bombing in one of Sam Harris' books, Indonesia came out as one of, if not the most <em>moderate </em>Islamic nation(s).</p>
<p>Not to argue with you @archaeopteryx, but the term <strong>Muslim community</strong> really stands out in your earlier post. It wouldn't make (tactical) sense to seem outwardly hostile to a society that is in blatant opposition to your beliefs, that is, if your form of hostility includes homicide/suicide/mob assault. Some anti-theists do it in first world <em>Christian</em>-majority nations, because they won't do anything worse than argue vehemently, and they have little or no reason to expect much more in response from most Christians, outside of threats of violence. My question is what are their actual feelings, and what are they teaching their children in their little spiritual Mecca satellite? My refrain that I always come back to is that if it exists in a dogmatic text, then any pocket holding that as their holy book has the potential to act upon the teachings within. And the Koran and the Hadith have been proven to inspire extreme oppression and holy war.</p> @archaeopteryx, do understand…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-01-24:1982180:Comment:10340702012-01-24T09:31:27.632ZOkinawa R.http://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/OkinawaR
<p>@<a href="http://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/archaeopteryx" class="fn url">archaeopteryx</a>, do understand the difference between a criticism with insults and after that, know that there's a law for those who make/announce insults towards any religion in Indonesia.</p>
<p>thus now, we get back again to the news...this guy arrested for making an insults...lets see if i'm able to retrieve some of what the guy wrote tho give me some time for it since i'm in middle of something atm :3</p>
<p>@<a href="http://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/archaeopteryx" class="fn url">archaeopteryx</a>, do understand the difference between a criticism with insults and after that, know that there's a law for those who make/announce insults towards any religion in Indonesia.</p>
<p>thus now, we get back again to the news...this guy arrested for making an insults...lets see if i'm able to retrieve some of what the guy wrote tho give me some time for it since i'm in middle of something atm :3</p> It might just take 500 years…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-01-24:1982180:Comment:10341262012-01-24T05:14:39.207ZEdhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/EdwardDelauter
<p>It might just take 500 years to get this crazy shite turned around.....</p>
<p>It might just take 500 years to get this crazy shite turned around.....</p> i posted this up @ TA blog fe…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-01-24:1982180:Comment:10341122012-01-24T04:48:31.950ZOkinawa R.http://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/OkinawaR
<p>i posted this up @ TA blog few days ago, while i havent update the news...just to make it clear, there's someone posting about what he wrote when he was in a discussion/argument where his post is plain insults; thus making some people searching about his information...which lead to this story.</p>
<p>and he's convicted because of what he wrote, and not because he's an atheist..tho in the eyes of the believer is the same...</p>
<p>i posted this up @ TA blog few days ago, while i havent update the news...just to make it clear, there's someone posting about what he wrote when he was in a discussion/argument where his post is plain insults; thus making some people searching about his information...which lead to this story.</p>
<p>and he's convicted because of what he wrote, and not because he's an atheist..tho in the eyes of the believer is the same...</p>